horseatingweeds
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Question - Becoming a SSD Advocate
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I'm on SSD for a disorder that pretty much keeps me at home. I go to the Meijer around the corner, the library, and the hospital.
I'm also retraining myself in website programming in hopes that I'll either stumble on to some solution to my disease of find a good idea and build a succe$$ful website.
I got this other idea a little while ago too. There are all kinds of SSD advocate groups that help people get benefits and then take 25% of the back pay. I figure, since I got my own benefits I could help others out too - and charge something less than the max 25%.
My question is, how feasible would such a job be for someone dealing with the crap I constantly deal with? There's no way I can go standing in line anywhere or have meetings. Just getting to the Dr. is a serious trial and whips me out for a day - maybe two.
I have no problem learning how the system works though, and sending mail, and calling and harassing people on behalf of a client.
Also, some cases go to a hearing - and I wouldn't be able to make that (I was scared to death might have to go to my own). Are there lawyers willing to take hourly pay just to go to the hearing and represent the case I assemble?
Thanks, any ideas?
MI
I'm on SSD for a disorder that pretty much keeps me at home. I go to the Meijer around the corner, the library, and the hospital.
I'm also retraining myself in website programming in hopes that I'll either stumble on to some solution to my disease of find a good idea and build a succe$$ful website.
I got this other idea a little while ago too. There are all kinds of SSD advocate groups that help people get benefits and then take 25% of the back pay. I figure, since I got my own benefits I could help others out too - and charge something less than the max 25%.
My question is, how feasible would such a job be for someone dealing with the crap I constantly deal with? There's no way I can go standing in line anywhere or have meetings. Just getting to the Dr. is a serious trial and whips me out for a day - maybe two.
I have no problem learning how the system works though, and sending mail, and calling and harassing people on behalf of a client.
Also, some cases go to a hearing - and I wouldn't be able to make that (I was scared to death might have to go to my own). Are there lawyers willing to take hourly pay just to go to the hearing and represent the case I assemble?
Thanks, any ideas?
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